--- type: Article title: "Efficiency is Leverage — Weekly Retail Tidbits #226" description: "Talking to AI beats typing — the December Tango meeting takeaway on using your voice with tech, plus Google Labs Whisk and new from FacePlant, EvaBelle & Compendium." resource: https://amyfaychandler.com/efficiency-is-leverage/ tags: [efficiency-is-leverage] --- [Embrace the Tools](https://amyfaychandler.com/category/friday-retail-tidbits/embrace-the-tools/) | [Weekly Retail Tidbits](https://amyfaychandler.com/category/friday-retail-tidbits/) # Efficiency is Leverage By[AmyFay Chandler](https://wordpress-1600709-6279960.cloudwaysapps.com) December 5, 2025July 31, 2026 ## Efficiency is Leverage “Efficiency is leverage.” —used by the company, Stripe, as one of their slogans Did you know that talking to AI is actually better than typing? It’s true. AI understands you better when you speak to it rather than type. During our annual December Tango meeting this week, we spent time talking about AI and technology. One of our biggest takeaways? ### Start using your voice more with technology. It’s an incredibly efficient way to get thoughts out of your head and into any format you need – a text message, a Google doc, an email, a browser search. Most products already have a built-in microphone. For those that don’t, AI software like Wispr Flow can bridge the gap. The hard part isn’t technology – it’s changing our habits. Remembering to use voice beyond Siri and Alexa is the first hurdle. Then comes practice. In the midst of your busiest 3 weeks of the year, this efficiency tip might save you some precious time. Want to learn more about using voice with AI? I’m happy to help! [Email me](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d5c50445b5c447d5c50445b5c445e555c535951584f135e5250). Thanks for reading this week! I so appreciate you!! xoxo, ❤️AmyFay ## AI — Want to do something quick and fun? “Google Labs is the home for AI experiments at Google.” Check the tools out here: [Google Labs](https://labs.google/experiments). Anyone can use them! I played with Whisk this week – one of the tools you can find at Google Labs. On the left below in the yellow, I loaded a photo of Vicky, Tango founder. I described a scene for the second photo using text. The third photo is a picture of the Faceplant Dreams display in a Tennessee store. Then I whisked the photos together using different prompts! Would love to see anything you create! Thanks in advance for sharing!! 😊 [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e3effbe4e3fbc2e3effbe4e3fbe1eae3ece6eee7f0ace1edef) ## Tango Tidbits – NEW ### Faceplant Dreams, luxury loungewear made to live in NEW fabrics, colors, styles – all the THINGS! Faceplant is BRINGING it. Oh, and do you recognize this guy? If you watch Love Island, you do! Incredibly excited to be sharing lots more about what Faceplant has in store for you retail partners in 2026. Stay tuned!!! ### EvaBelle, simple. beautiful. powerful. from the heart. Vanee, founder and owner of EvaBelle, shared that EvaBelle has new coming in all sizes – and likely will do the cross in all sizes. As you can imagine, the cross is super popular! She also shared that she will retire designs in each size as well – keeping the line tight and easier for you to shop. (Thanks, Vanee! What a great tip for all manufacturers and retailers!) 😍 ### Compendium, live inspired Feeling overwhelmed? This is a book you might want to do yourself! NEW from Compendium – yup, I’m Not Doing THAT Anymore! 😊 (Click the image above to watch a [quick video sneak peek](https://vimeo.com/1134445834?fl=pl&fe=sh) of the book!) Lots of new like we expect from Compendium – coming your way soon! The new HUMOR US cards are already in our Tango system – you can start your laughing now. 😂 Log in at [www.tangoreps.com](https://www.tangoreps.com/order)! “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” —Tony Robbins Set a little time aside each day to learn more about something like using your voice with technology. Your future self will thank you! Cheers to the busiest time of year! ❤️💚❤️[AmyFay](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a3b37233c3b231a3b37233c3b2339323b343e363f2874393537) “Your future’s so bright – you gotta wear shades!” 😎 😎 [Mauk’s – Jonesborough, TN](https://mauks.com/) 😎 [Sherry’s Interiors – Parsons, TN](https://sherrysinteriorsandgifts.com/) Market fun getting ready for a bright holiday season! July, 2025 [Shop Tango here →](https://www.tangoreps.com/order) The Tango Showroom is open 10 to 4, Monday through Friday, at AmericasMart in Atlanta, Georgia. Come see us! 🌟 AmyFay Chandler She reads all of this so you don’t have to. Based in Knoxville, TN, AmyFay is a wholesale sales rep for [the brands she represents](https://amyfaychandler.com/brands/) across Tennessee and